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THE CROATIAN CONSUMER RESPONSES TO THE EUROPEAN GIS SCHEME OF WINE LABELING

Tommaso Gavioli — 2024-07-02

The EU GI scheme has enabled Croatian producers to new creative marketing, increasing label diversity. The aim of this study is to explore consumer attitudes toward the Traditional terms and the PDO/PGI terms implemented in wine labeling after Croatia’s access to the EU. The results of 428 wine consumers’ questionnaires were analyzed regarding age, gender, and subjective knowledge. The awareness of the meaning of PDO/PGI and certification differ among consumers; women and younger demonstrated a lower understanding of new labels. Understanding Traditional terms is much better, but younger are less familiar with their qualitative meanings. Trust in the labels significantly increases with age. Attitudes toward the PDO/PGI and Traditional
terms with respect to age and gender do not significantly affect behavior in wine purchases. Whether buying wine for themselves or as a gift, consumers have similar approaches to these labels, indicating the deep and strong influence of inherited tradition. However, the importance of PDO differs significantly depending on subjective knowledge. The research findings signal the need for consumer education and promoting the PDO’s meaning and value.

Ordinare il caos Parte II: Cormenin e l’indipendenza italiana

Tommaso Gavioli — 2024-07-03

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COVID 19 CRISIS: WHAT LESSONS ON THE ROLE OF THE INFORMAL ECONOMY IN THE TUNISIAN DATE VALUE CHAIN?

admin admin — 2024-05-06

The objective of this article is to revisit the debates around the role of the informal economy in the structuring of agricultural value chains. We are learning lessons from the Covid-19 crisis and the role played by the informal sector during this crisis in the Tunisian date sector. The crisis has revealed its fundamental role, particularly in commercial intermediation activities, which requires a rethinking of public policies aimed at eradicating the informal economy. We highlight the dilemmas that public authorities may face in their strategy for regulating informality. Radical strategies to
eliminate this phenomenon would have the effect of paralyzing a certain number of transactions in the supply chain and increasing the vulnerability of formal actors. Conversely, a tolerant policy towards the informal economy could be risky in the long term and could compromise the sustainability of the sector. The paper gives recommendations for the gradual integration of the informal economy into the formal system based on both reducing incentives for the informal sector and strengthening the capacities of formal stakeholders to reduce their dependence on the informal sector.